On June 9, 1941, Deputy Sheriff Charles L. Goad, aged 56, was fatally shot near West Memphis, Arkansas. At the time, he was assisting a woman in retrieving her belongings from the home she had recently shared with her estranged husband. Upon their entry, the husband ambushed them, discharging a shotgun that killed Deputy Goad instantly.
The following day, law enforcement apprehended the suspect near Crawfordsville, Arkansas. Within two weeks, he was tried and convicted of first-degree m
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